Baseball Preview: Pleasant Ridge Rams vs. McLouth Bulldogs
Pleasant Ridge is 8-2 against McLouth since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Monday's first game. The Pleasant Ridge Rams will look to defend their home field against the McLouth Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Pleasant Ridge's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while McLouth has been banged up by 15 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Pleasant Ridge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game in Friday's second game. They put the hurt on Marais des Cygnes Valley with a sharp 23-13 victory. Pleasant Ridge's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Riley Gillaspie made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Gillaspie was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Gillaspie wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Herken, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McLouth got themselves on the board against Horton last Monday, but Horton never followed suit. They blew past the Chargers 16-0. The win was just what McLouth needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Pleasant Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for McLouth, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Everything went Pleasant Ridge's way against McLouth in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Pleasant Ridge made off with a 9-3 victory. Does Pleasant Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will McLouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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